صفحه 1:
Environmental
Biology
صفحه 2:
Lecture #1
Introduction Scope and
pressure
صفحه 3:
Introduction to Environmental
Biology
+ Environmental Biology:
* The branch of biology concerned with the relations
between organisms and their environment.
bionomics, ecology. biological science, biology - the
science that studies living organisms.
+ Environmental biology studies:
+ The branch of Study concerned with environmental issues.
It has a broader coverage than environment science and
includes the social aspects of the environment”.
صفحه 4:
Definition of Environment
+ The word environment is derived from French word “
environ” which means surrounding or enveloping.
*All the factors such as physical, geographical,
chemical, biological, and ecological which affects
human life and its existence on this planet are called
environment.
*The environment includes earth, lakes, forests,
farms, vegetation and other biological life such as
animals, plants, bacteria and micro- organisms etc.
صفحه 5:
Components of Environment
*-Biotic environment includes all living organisms and
biological life such as animals, birds, forests, reptiles,
insects, bacteria and micro- organisms like algae, fungus etc.
-Abiotic environment includes all non-living components
such 5 land, mountains, rivers, air, water, temperature,
humidity, water vapour, sand, dust, clouds etc.
صفحه 6:
Components of Environment
+ Atmosphere:
The region surrounding the earth is known as atmosphere. Atmosphere is
generally a mixture of gases surrounding the earth.
+ Hydrosphere:
All the water bodies on the earth surface are included in hydrosphere. It
includes Oceans, rivers, glaciers, lakes, ponds, etc.
+ Lithosphere:
The uppermost part of the earth crust is known as Lithosphere.
Lithosphere includes, soil and its particles, rocks, metal. etc.
+ Biosphere
The life supporting mantle of the earth extending from few kilometer into
the atmosphere to the deep ocean is known as Biosphere The region of
the earth where life exist is known as Biosphere. oceans, rivers, glaciers,
lakes, ponds, etc.
صفحه 7:
Scope of Environmental Biology
* Our surroundingincludes forest, rivers, mountains, desert, or
a combination of these elements.
٠ Most of us live in landscapes that have been heavily modified by
the human beings in villages, towns and cities.
+ But even those of us who live in cities get our food supply
from surrounding villages.
+ We use water to drink and other day to day activities, we breath
air, we use resources from which food is made.
* Our dependence on nature is so great that we cannot continue to
live without protecting the earths environmental resources.
صفحه 8:
Conti.
+ Environment is not a single subject. It is an integration of several
subjects that includes both science and social science. To
understand all the different aspects of our environment we need to
understand biology, chemistry, physics, geography, resources
management, economics and population issue. Thus the scope
of environmental studies is extremely wide and covers some aspects
of nearly every major discipline.
We will in a world in which natural resources are limited. Water,
air, soil, minerals, oils, the product we get from the forests,
grasslands, oceans, and from agriculture and from livestock are all
the part of our life support system. Without them life it self will be
impossible.
صفحه 9:
Objectives of Environmental
biology
Awareness:
To help individuals and social groups to acquire basic awareness
of and sensitivity towards the environment & its related problem.
Knowledge:
To help individuals and social groups to acquire basic
understanding of the environment, its associated problems and
their responsible role towards the betterment of the environment.
Attitude
To help individuals and social groups to acquire social values,
strong feeling of concern for the environment and the motivation
for actively participating in its protection and improvement.
صفحه 10:
Continue
Evaluation ability:
To help individuals and social groups to evaluate
environmental measures and education program in
terms of ecological, political, economical, social,
aesthetic and education factors.
Participation
To help individuals and social groups to develop a
sense of responsibility and urgency regarding
environmental problems to ensure appropriate action to
solve those problems.
صفحه 11:
Environmental Pressure
A variety of environmental problems now affect our entire
world. As globalization continues and the earth's natural
processes transform local problems into international issues,
few societies are being left untouched by major
environmental problems.
Some of the largest problems now affecting the world are:
Acid Rain, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Hazardous
Waster, Ozone Depletion, Smog, Water Pollution,
Overpopulation, and Rain Forest Destruction.